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<h2>Starting and Ending</h2>


<p>Your input file must contain the following commands as a minimum.</p>



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    <a href="ltx-22.html">\documentstyle{style}</a>

    \begin{document}

      ... your text goes here ...

    \end{document}

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<p>where the <tt>style</tt> selected is one the valid styles

    for LaTeX; see <a href="ltx-22.html">Document Styles</a>.</p>


<p>You may include other LaTeX commands between the

    <tt>\documentstyle</tt> and the <tt>\begin{document}</tt> commands.</p>


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    See also <a href="input.html">Input to LaTeX</a><br>

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